Genetic and environmental parameters for steer ultrasound and carcass traits

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1489-1496

  Kemp, D J ^a,b   Herring, W O ^a   Kaiser, C J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Genetic Correlation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; ECHOGRAPHY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0036595198     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.8061489x     Document Type: Article

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